1. Bin>Custom Sift 2. Choose among operations (ex. "contains) 3. Click in the Text to Find box and enter the text you want the system to find 4. Open the column or range to search menu and choose the column you want to search

Term

What is the difference between an inclusive and exclusive sift?

Definition

Inclusive - a clip must meet only one criterion to appear in a sifted bin; Exclusive - a clip must meet all criteria

Term

What is the shortcut to view a pop-up menu containing previously entered values in a custom column?

Definition

Hold down the Alt key and click on the cell in which you want the text to appear

Term

What is the difference between duplicating a clip and cloning a clip?

Definition

Cloning - changes made will happen to clone; Duplicating - changes made will not affect the original

What do you hold to create a sub-sequence by dragging the image from the Record monitor to the bin?

Definition

Alt(-drag)

Term

What are the keys for top and tail?

Definition

Shift+I, Shift+O

Term

What is the shortcut for match frame?

Definition

N

Term

What is a slip?

Definition

Slip lets you change the content of a segment, to show an earlier or later part of the original master clip; Rollers are set on either end of the segment you are slipping. Like a SCROLL, one is rolled up and the other is rolled out

Term

What is a slide?

Definition

Slide lets you move a segment, but not change its content; Rollers are set to the tail frame of the segment before and the head frame of the segment after the shot you are sliding. These two rollers work in tandem to pull the shot in either direction and simultaneously fill in the space behind it.

Term

What is the default way to copy material from a sequence?

Definition

C

Term

What is Top or Tail and what function is most like it?

Definition

Enables you to perform quick edits to segments in the timeline; Extract

Term

What is the extend function?

Definition

Extend allows you to roll edit points w/o going into Trim mode; result is identical to using a dual-roller trim; can be used to very efficiently remove split edits in a sequence

Term

What is the shortcut for adding a keyframe?

Definition

Ctrl+Shift+click

Term

What do you hold to drag a keyframe?

Definition

Alt(-drag)

Term

How do you select multiple keyframes?

Definition

Shift-click; lasso

Term

What is the primary tool for adjusting volume/pan levels in a sequence?

Definition

Audio Mixer (makes it easy to set the level and pan for a clip, sequence, or multiple clips within a sequence)

When using an effect from the Image category, how do you attach a tracker to the drawn shape?

Definition

In the tracking parameters, click the enable button for the first tracker labeled "No Tracker." Enabling this tracker assigns the tracking data point from the Tracking window to the Blur effect's shape

Term

Where do you access Avid Pan and Zoom to apply it to a clip?

Definition

From the Image category of the Effect Palette

Term

What is the difference between the Display Source and Display Target options?

If the render type is not set correctly, you can end up with a lower-resolution result, visible flicker within what was supposed to be a frozen frame, or a softer image.

Term

What are the 4 different types of keyframes?

Definition

Linear - creates a direct path between 2 keyframe values; Spline -creates a path with a natural ease-in and ease-out at every keyframe; Bezier - same as Spline, but shape of animation can be adjusted; Shelf - holds a keyframe's value until the next frame

Term

How are motion effects created?

Definition

They are generated from a source clip

Term

How does creating a motion effect via the Fit to Fill command differ from creating one via the Motion Effect command?

Definition

In a motion effect, you specify the rate of the effect; with Fit to Fill, you specify the amount of source material to use within a defined duration in the Timeline

Term

How are timewarp effects constructed?

Definition

They are applied to a clip in the sequence

Term

What are freeze frames?

Definition

Applied to a master clip/sub clip in the source monitor and create a new clip containing only the desired frame

Term

What are motion effects?

Definition

Applied to a master clip/sub clip in the source monitor, the rate of motion cannot be varied over time

Term

What are timewarp effects?

Definition

Applied to a segment in the timeline; the rate of motion can be keyframed

Term

What are the 3 types of freeze frame rendering?

Definition

Duplicated field - default choice, lower quality image; Both fields - good for shots without interfield motion or progressive media; Interpolated field - good for shots WITH interfield motion

Term

What is the speed graph for?

Definition

Allows you to set the speed of the timewarp effect using keyframes

Term

What is luminance?

Definition

The distribution of brightness across an image

Term

What are the Color Correction Tool's 2 adjustment groups?

Definition

1. HSL - contains adjustments that independently manipulate the hue, saturation, and luminance of the image 2. Curves - contains adjustment that manipulates the red, green, and blue channels of the image

Term

What is the Remove Color Cast tool?

Definition

Allows you to help the correction along by identifying areas of the image that should be neutral in tone: shadows, midtones, and highlights

Term

What is Chroma?

Definition

The color info in your image

Term

What is the Color Effect tool used for?

Definition

Generally just color treatments

Term

What is the advantage of simple nesting?

Definition

Used for complex effect nests because it enables you to "lift-up" higher effects so that you can focus on the effects beneath

Term

What is the advantage of expanded nesting?

Definition

You can edit the contents of a nest but still see the composite of all effects within the nest

Term

If you add a keyframe via the Record monitor, what parameters are keyframed?

Definition

Keyframes are added to all parameters

Term

How do you add an effect to a clip in the timeline on top of an existing effect?

Definition

Hold down Alt and drag an effect on top of an existing effect (known as autonesting)

Term

What is Autonesting?

Definition

Adds a new effect on top of an existing effect

Term

What are the 2 different methods you can use to view the effects inside of a nest?

Definition

Simple nesting - You travel down inside a nest and the video track monitor travels with you; Expanded nesting - lets you see the sequence and the nest contents simultaneously

Term

What are multilayer effects?

Definition

Playing, blending, superimposing clips together

Term

Why should you nest rather than layer?

Definition

Nest when you want to add a clip(s) inside another clip

Term

Why should you layer rather than nest?

Definition

Layer when you want to add another clip to a layered effect design

Term

What is the Pan and Scan effect?

Definition

Used when delivering alternate aspect ratio versions of a program

Term

What method is used to remove a shot from a sequence and leave filler in its place?

Definition

Mark the clip, then lift

Term

What editing method is used to replace an existing shot in a sequence?

Definition

Overwrite

Term

And editor wants to use the numeric keypad to move forward or backward by a specific number of frames in the sequence. What is the first step in the process?

Definition

Type a plus sign before the number to move forward or a minus sign before the number to move backward from the current position

Term

An editor wants to locate a frame currently displayed in the Record monitor and load its master clip into the Source monitor. What feature should be used to accomplish this task?

Definition

Match Frame

Term

An editor wants to remove frames from only the A-side of an edit in a dialogue scene. What are three methods that can remove these frames while maintaining sync?

Definition

1. Turn on sync locks and perform the single-roller Ripple trim 2. Perform an Overwrite trim 3. Select the frames in the timeline using In and Out marks and click the Lift button

Term

When moving a segment with a segment tool, which action restricts the move so that only a vertical movement of the segment is possible?

Definition

Ctrl+Shift+drag the segment

Term

What is the correct method to slide a shot forward in a sequence by a few frames?

Definition

In Source/Record mode, Shift+Alt+drag a lasso from right to left around the shot; click the trim buttons to slide the shot

Term

And editor modifies the tools and windows that are displayed in the Audio Toolset. What action saves the modified display?

Definition

Choose Save Current from the Toolset menu

Term

What occurs when the Enable button on an effect parameter is deselected?

Definition

The parameter is temporarily disabled

Term

And editor adds video to tracks V1 and V2, and then opens the Effect Palette. What is the next step the editor must take to create the Picture-in-Picture effect?

Definition

Apply the Picture-in-Picture effect to the video on track V2

Term

What procedure creates space for bars and tone at the head of a sequence?

Definition

Right-click in the timeline and choose Add Filler At Start

Term

When working on a title in Marquee, which setting should be selected to apply a gradient to the entire word?

Definition

Container

Term

Which part of an image is selected with the eyedropper to automatically remove a color cast using the Remove Color Cast button?

Definition

The area that is to be color neutral

Term

What affects the formats viewable in the Capture tool?

Definition

Project format

Term

What are common Output types for a sequence?

Definition

Videotape, DVD, and file

Term

For DVD Output, what is the benefit of choosing Send To>DVD Authoring instead of Send To>DVD One Step?

Definition

It allows for navigational menus and graphics

Term

Which action adds a custom column to a bin in text view?

Definition

Click to the right of all column headings and type a new heading name

Term

What is the correct procedure to back up a project?

Definition

1. Navigate to the Project folder at the operating system level 2. Drag the Project folder to a separate hard drive or server

Term

An editor is working on a project and accidentally deletes the sequence. How can the work be retrieved?

Definition

The sequence can be restored by selecting a previous version of the bin from the Attic

Term

If you want to add multiple dissolves to a series of cut point using the Quick Transition dialog box, how do you identify the cuts that will get the dissolve?

Definition

You identify the cuts in the Timeline by adding an IN point just before the first cut that will receive a Dissolve transition and an OUT point just after the last cut that will receive a Dissolve transition

Term

What is a handle and why is it important?

Definition

Handle is extra media on a clip, beyond what is edited into a sequence. It is used to create a transition.

Term

What must you do to ensure a Quick Transition is added only to a video cut point, and not an audio cut point?

Definition

You must make sure the V track is enabled and that no audio tracks are enabled in the Track Selector panel.

Term

T or F. The Transition Corner display shows the first, middle, and last frames of the A and B sides of the transition.

Definition

True

Term

T or F. Dragging a transition from the Effect Palette onto an existing transition in the Timeline replaces the existing transition.

Definition

True

Term

Where is the position bar and what is it used for?

Definition

It is located under the Effect Preview monitor and represents the duration of the segment the effect is on.

Term

When using an effect from the Image category, how do you attach a tracker to the drawn shape?

Definition

In the tracking parameters, click the enable button for the first tracker labeled "No Tracker." Enabling this tracker automatically assigns the tracking data point from the Tracking window to the Blur effect's shape.

Term

Which filter setting provides the best tradeoff between quality and performance?

Definition

BSpline Catmull

Term

How is the AMA Source Settings tab added to the Source Settings dialog box?

Definition

It is automatically provided by the AMA plug-in. Not all AMA plug-ins provide this option.

Term

Why is it important to get a good tonal range before making any other adjustment in a treatment or correction?

Definition

The tonal range is the foundation of the image. It is impossible to achieve a good-looking image unless the tonal range is correct

Term

How are RGB gain controls adjusted to create a sepia tone?

Definition

Sepia is a mix of red and yellow. To create a sepia tone, you add red and remove blue

Term

What is the Safe Color Limiter effect designed to prevent?

Definition

The Safe Color Limiter effect is designed to prevent the grayscale from exceeding video white and video black and to ensure that the color does not exceed the limits typically allowed by broadcasters

Term

What is the major difference in the way automatic corrections are applied in the HSL group and the Curves group?

Definition

In the HSL group, you apply Auto Correct and then Auto Balance, and in the Curves group you apply Auto Balance and then Auto Correct

Term

How can the Remove Color Cast tool improve the result of an automatic correction?

Definition

It allows you to identify a neutral gray in the image and create an additional point on each curve to correct for any color shifts that result from strictly balancing the red, green, and blue channels

Term

What is the advantage of simple nesting?

Definition

The video monitor follows you as you travel into the nest so you can see what is happening at a given level of the nest without seeing the effects above the level

Term

What is the advantage of expanded nesting?

Definition

You always see the composited result of all effects in the nest regardless of where you are within the nest; you can hear audio when you play; you can access material before and after your effect nest

Term

How do you change the order of effects within a nest?

Definition

Click and drag the effect icon in the Effect Editor for the effect you wish to reorder

Term

What happens to an animation if you switch keyframes from linear to spline interpolation?

Definition

An ease-in/out is added to every keyframe, making the motion smoother and more natural

Term

How do nests of effects such as 3D PIP differ from those of other effects?

Definition

3D PIP is a two-input effect and has both a foreground and a background. Both of these are visible within the nest

Term

What can you change within a title nest?

Definition

You can change the fill for the title by editing a different clip onto V2

Term

Do red bars or yellow bars in the Timeline indicate dropped frames?

Definition

Red bars indicate dropped frames. Yellow indicate an area that has caused difficulty in playback but no frames were dropped

Term

T or F: Draft quality scales the image down and lowers the frame rate to achieve more real-time performance.

Definition

False. Does not change the frame rate

Term

What two things determine the effect(s) that get rendered when you click the Render Effect button?

Definition

The selected tracks and the blue position indicator

Term

Where is the ExpertRender command located?

Definition

In the Clip menu

Term

Where do you find the Image Interpolation menu for selecting Standard, Draft, or Advanced rendering quality?

Definition

In the Render settings

Term

The transparent channel in a clip is called what?

Definition

A matte

Term

T or F. The SpectraMatte effect provides a better key than the RGB keyer effect, and it also makes it easier to fine-tune your keys.

Definition

True

Term

If you have a background clip on track V2, what track should you green screen clip be edited onto?

Definition

V3. A green or blue screen clip should be edited on the track directly above your background segment.

Term

What do the L and R parameters stand for in the Crop Parameter group of the SpectraMatte?

Definition

Left and right crop to cut out unwanted areas of the green screen

Term

T or F. The purpose of a garbage mask is to remove all of the green or blue screen from the foreground.

Definition

False. A garbage mask is used to remove unwanted portions from the outer areas of the frame. The keyer is used to removed the remaining green/blue screen that immediately surrounds the subject

Term

What is the Alpha in Source Monitor menu selection used for?

Definition

To view an Alpha channel or matte in the Source monitor, thereby seeing imperfections more clearly

Term

What are the two QuickTime codecs that support embedded Alpha channels?

Definition

Animation and ProRes 4444

Term

Images and movies in an RGB color space set black values to 0 and white values to 255. What does the SD601/HD709 color space set black and white levels to?

Definition

16 and 235, respectively

Term

How do you open the Marquee Title tool?

Definition

Select Clip>New Title and then click Marquee in the dialog box that appears

Term

What modifier key is used as you drag a bounding box to increase the font size of a text object in the Marquee window?

Definition

Alt; Shift+Alt to retain the text's aspect ratio

Term

T or F. To add a border around text, you enable the Border check box.

Definition

False. there is not Border check box. to add a border, you enable the Change Edge Properties box in the Quick Titles window

Term

If you are defining a gradient, and the final colors on your title object's surface are not what you expect, what might you need to do?

Definition

Deselect Tint

Term

What tab is used to make a texture more or less shiny?

Definition

Surfaces tab

Term

Where are the user materials found?

Definition

All styles are found in the Library tab. If the Library tab is not displayed, select Window>Library>Styles

Term

T or F. To add a keyframe on an animation curve, you click the curve where you want to add the keyframe.

Definition

False. To add a keyframe, you right-click on the animation curve AND select Insert Key from the pop-up menu

Term

What determines the duration of a Quick Fade in Marquee?

Definition

The IN and OUT marks

Term

What must the first text box be named for AutoTitler to work correctly?

Definition

The first text box must be named Text Box 1

Term

What is the shortcut for the Text tool?

Definition

T

Term

What is the shortcut for Basic Layout?

Definition

F2

Term

What is the shortcut for Basic Animation Layout?

Definition

F4

Term

What is the shortcut for the Edit tool?

Definition

E

Term

What is a sequence?

Definition

A series of video and audio segments that comprise your film or your program

Term

A new project is created with what three files?

Definition

A project file, a project settings file, and a bin file

Term

In Media Composer, a project's format is a combination of what?

Definition

Frame size and frame rate

Term

How do you permanently delete a bin file?

Definition

Click the Fast menu in the Project window and choose EMPTY TRASH

Term

What does Bin>Fill Window do?

Definition

This arranges clips to a grid pattern as wide as your current window

Term

What does Bin>Fill Sorted do?

Definition

Like Fill Window, it arranges clips to a grid pattern as wide as your current window, but it arranges them in the order they are found in Text view

Term

What does Bin>Align to Grid do?

Definition

Aligns shots to an invisible grid, without reordering or significantly changing location

1. Park the position indicator by the transition 2. Select the TRACK(S) that contain the transition(s)to be removed 3. Click the REMOVE EFFECT button

Term

How do you toggle Ripple Trim?

Definition

Shift+D

Term

How do you toggle Overwrite Trim?

Definition

Shift+F

Term

What are 2 ways to hear audio while trimming?

Definition

JKL trim; enable Digital Audio Scrub

Term

What does the Clipboard Monitor look and function nearly identical to?

Definition

Source Monitor

Term

What is the purpose of the Clipboard Monitor?

Definition

Holds copied material from one sequence for use in another

Term

How do you save clipboard contents?

Definition

Drag the icon from the Clipboard Monitor to a bin instead of from the Record monitor; Clipboard contents are saved as a sub-sequence

Term

T or F. If a marker exists within the segment of a source clip you edit to the Timeline, the marker will follow the segment and be visible in the TImeline as well.

Definition

T

Term

What does the Top button extract?

Definition

Extracts the first portion of the segment, before the position indicator

Term

What does the Tail button extract?

Definition

Extracts the later portion of a segment, after the position indicator

Term

What is Top and Tail?

Definition

Top and Tail reference the active tracks and remove everything up to the next COMMON edit point (straight cut) on all active tracks

Term

How do you reference the next edit point on any active track (Top and Tail)?

Definition

Adding the ALT modifier limits Top and Tail to the next edit point on any track

Term

What tool displays audio levels of the combined mix on a digital and analog scales?

Definition

Audio Tool

Term

What feature of the Audio Tool resets the current max peak measurements and stops the playback of the internal calibration tone?

Definition

Reset Peak (RP) button

Term

What feature lets you select options for customizing the mater displays and for setting and playing back the internal calibration tone?

Definition

Peak Hold Menu (PH) button

Term

What do Global Pan and Global Level do?

Definition

Apply the current pan or level settings to all clips on entire track(s) in a sequence (Audio Mixer)

Term

How do you snap keyframes to volume decibel lines?

Definition

Hold the Ctrl key while dragging the keyframe

Term

How do you move keyframes earlier or later?

Definition

Hold the ALT key while dragging the keyframe

Term

The left slider (bass/low shelf) in the Audio EQ tool affects what frequencies?

Definition

240Hz to 50Hz and below

Term

The right slider (treble/high shelf) in the Audio EQ tool affects what frequencies?

Definition

6kHz to 20kHz and higher

Term

The middle slider (midrange) in the Audio EQ tool affects what frequencies?

Definition

Affects frequencies between the low shelf and the high shelf

Term

What is AudioSuite?

Definition

Avid's audio plug-in standard; opens up your audio processing to plug-ins developed by Avid and by third-party developers

Term

What is the function of the BF Essential Clip Remover plug-in?

Definition

Repairs clipped audio recordings

Term

What is the function of the De-Esser Dyn 3 plug-in?

Definition

Reduces unwanted sounds to produce a smoother voiceover

Term

What is the function of the D-Verb plug-in?

Definition

Provides control over reverberation parameters so that extremely natural-sounding reverb effects can be produced

Term

What is the function of the Expander/Gate Dyn 3 plug-in?

Definition

Operates on low-level audio to make quiet sounds quieter

Term

What is the function of the BF Normalize plug-in?

Definition

Raises the peak of the audio signal as high as it can go w/o distortion

Term

T or F. Only one AudioSuite plug-in can be applied to a segment at a time.

Definition

T. To apply more than one, create an audio mixdown of the segment. This creates a new master clip with the affected audio "baked in."

Term

How do you deactivate Full Screen Playback?

Definition

Shift+Ctrl+F

Term

What is a delivery specification?

Definition

The list of technical requirements that a video must meet in order to be accepted. It typically includes file format, codec, frame dimensions, frame rate, data rate, etc.

Term

When setting the calibration tone parameters for a project, what do the values of 0 and -777 generate?

Definition

A value of 0 generates random noise, while a value of -777 generates a tone sweep

Term

What besides CREATE TONE MEDIA can be used to create tone media?

Definition

The Meter Menu button in the Timeline

Term

By default, how many seconds of filler does Media Composer add to the head of sequence when you select ADD FILLER TO START?

Definition

30 seconds

Term

What does LOAD FILLER do and why would you choose ADD FILLER TO START when packaging a sequence for output?

Definition

LOAD FILLER loads two minutes of filler into your Source monitor that you can use for editing; ADD FILLER TO START is more efficient for packaging for output because it automatically backtimes the sequence

Term

What does the use of semicolons vs. colons when specifying timecode indicate?

Definition

Drop-frame vs. non-drop-frame

Term

What does Avid's Timecode RT effect do?

Definition

Allows you to add timecode displays/text annotations that update in real time; allows you to display 4 customizable pieces of timecode information at once

Term

How can you make sure that all media for the sequences is online?

Definition

Clip Color > Offline in the Timeline fast menu

Term

What should you do if you want to ensure that all the clips have the same sample rate?

Definition

Right-click on your sequence in the bin and choose Change Sample Rate

Term

If an export with very complex sequences fails during import into some applications, what might be the problem? The solution?

Definition

Memory limitations; Try mixing down the sequence, breaking the sequence into smaller sequences and exporting the new sequences, or add more physical memory

Term

How do you perform a video mixdown?

Definition

Special>Video Mixdown

Term

T or F. You cannot mix down compressed audio, such as AMA-linked MP3 files.

Definition

T.

Term

Why would you customize a Send To template?

Definition

Delivering your program will be faster and more consistent if you create custom templates that match the delivery specifications for your most common distribution channels; Send To templates can perform multiple exports with one template

Term

What is the most efficient workflow for outputting a file for encoding with compressed software?

Definition

Use a QuickTime Reference file

Term

T or F. Media Composer supports XDCAM as a native format.

Definition

T. It does not need to convert the media essence to another format; the system will allow you to export a clip, subclip, or sequence directly to an XDCAM disk

Term

What is Avid DVD by Sonic?

Definition

A professional DVD-production system that integrates authoring and disc creation into a single application

Term

What is codec selection listed as in all settings in Media Composer?

Definition

Resolution

Term

What are Avid high-def (HD) codecs named?

Definition

DNxHD (with the number in the name representing the data rate; ex. DNxHD 36 (higher number=more data that is being transferred with each frame)

Term

When you import, Media Composer does what 2 things?

Definition

1. It converts the media file to a new format 2. It rewraps the media essence in an MXF wrapper

What does the offline/online workflow of the metadata-media file link consist of?

Definition

The offline stage consists of capturing large amounts of footage in a very compressed format; the online stage is when you perform technical tasks that ensure the picture/sound are of the highest quality

Term

What does the Media Tool do?

Definition

It allows you to see the media files on all hard drives online in a display that is similar to your bin formats

Term

T or F. The Media Tool will only delete media from the drive, not master clips or other bin-level metadata.

Definition

T. If you were to copy media to the incorrect drive, you could delete those files most easily from the Media Tool.

Term

What is the most common need for transcoding?

Definition

To convert AMA media to native Avid MXF for better performance

Term

Where is CONSOLIDATE/TRANSCODE located?

Definition

Clip>CONSOLIDATE/TRANSCODE

Term

T or F. Consolidate and Transcode can both be run as background processes.

Definition

T

Term

How can you restore the pointers between the clip or sequence and its media files?

Definition

Relink

Term

T or F. Quick Transitions are real time effects?

Definition

T

Term

What does a green dot next to an effect icon indicate?

Definition

That the effect does not require rendering and will play back in real time

Term

What is the problem when the Insufficient Source dialog box is displayed?

Definition

There is not enough handle media to apply the default transition

Term

What is the Size to Fit option in the Insufficient Source dialog box?

Definition

Media Composer's offer to change the duration of the effect to fit the available handle size

Term

What is the most efficient stabilization engine for locking down shots?

Definition

Correlation Tracker

Term

What does Fluid Morph do?

Definition

Helps solve the problem of jump cuts; can warp the two images to better align with each other, so they perform a more seamless transition

Term

Fluid Morph warps both images based on what?

Definition

Luminance of the images

Term

How can Feature Match improve the warping of Fluid Morph?

Definition

Feature Match improves the warping by aligning feature patterns as it warps both images

Term

What does the Avid Pan & Zoom effect allow you to do?

Definition

Allows you to move across as well as zoom into a still image, with extensive keyframe control over field of view

Term

What option in Avid Pan & Zoom allows you to like the image file with the effect and display it in the Effect Preview monitor?

Definition

Import Image option

Term

T or F. If you move an image file after you have imported it into the Pan & Zoom effect, the image will no longer be linked to the effect

Definition

T

Term

What does the Size parameter do in Avid Pan & Zoom?

Definition

The Size parameter ranges from 0.1 to 20. These values act as a multiplier.

Term

What does the Position parameter do in Avid Pan & Zoom?

Definition

The Position parameters begin at an X and Y value of 0,0, which is the center of the image. Different values move the field of view left, right, up, and down

Term

What do the Velocity In and Out menus in Avid Pan & Zoom determine?

Definition

How smoothly an animation starts and lands on a keyframe

Term

What does the Path menu in Avid Pan & Zoom determine?

Definition

The actual motion path of the animation (Ex. linear, spline)

Term

What does the Filter menu in Avid Pan & Zoom determine?

Definition

Lists the options from fastest and lowest quality render at the top to slowest and highest quality render at the bottom

Term

What is the Source Settings dialog box?

Definition

Detects the properties of the source media based on their metadata. It allows you to quickly see the properties of the input files and make changes if necessary

Term

What are the two primary tabs of the Source Settings dialog box?

Definition

FrameFlex - used to reformat high-resolution clips to fit within an HD project; Color Encoding - used to manage the color conversion from the high resolution camera's native color space to Media Composer's HD broadcast standard (Rec. 709)

Term

A Source Settings-modified segment can be identified by what?

Definition

Green dot on segment in Timeline

Term

How can you refresh your Timeline after changing the Source Settings?

Definition

Clip>Refresh Sequence>Source Settings

Term

What are looking tables (LUTs)?

Definition

A method of color space conversion; they perform real time color conversions so that images recorded on RAW/Log-based digital cameras look correct on HD broadcast monitors

Term

Digital cinema cameras can record files in what three ways?

Definition

RAW, Log, or Rec. 709

Term

When should you use the interpolated field rendering type?

Definition

NTSC 29.97i, PAL 25i, or 1080i media

Term

When should you use the both field rendering type?

Definition

NTSC 24/23.976p, PAL 25p/24p, 720p or 1080p media

Term

What will happen is you use the both fields rendering type in an interlaced project when creating freeze frames?

Definition

Visible flutter

Term

T or F. Reverse and high speed motion effects cannot play in real time without being rendered

Definition

T

Term

T or F. Duplicated field requires rendering

Definition

F

Term

T or F. Timewarp effects do not change the duration of a segment in the Timeline.

Why might you designate a keyframe was an "anchor" when graphing a Timewarp effect?

Definition

To ensure that a Timewarp effect does not shift the position of a specific frame; the anchor ensures that a given source frame will be held to a specific point in the Timeline; especially useful when you want to sync a particular action in the effect to a cue in the music

Term

T or F. You can only have one anchor in a Timewarp effect.

Definition

T

Term

What are Avid Media Composer's two primary tools in terms of color adjustments and corrections?

Definition

Color Effect and Color Correction

Term

The Color Effect is divided into what two parts?

Definition

Luminance Adjustments and Color Adjustments

Term

What are the three parameters dealing with luminance (Color Effect)?

Definition

1. Luma Adjust 2. Luma Range 3. Luma Clip

Term

What are the three parameters dealing with color (Color Effect)?

Definition

1. Chroma Adjust 2. Color Style 3. Color Gain

Term

What are Luma Adjust's two parameters?

Definition

1. Brightness - increases/decreases the intensity of light across the entire tonal range 2. Cont (Contrast) - stretches/compresses the difference in brightness between the light and dark areas in a shot

Term

What are Luma Range's three parameters?

Definition

1. W(hite) Point and 2. B(lack) Point - defines the whitest white and the blackest black in an image; 3. Gamma - a response curve that defines how the tonal range transitions between black and white

Term

What are video black and video white?

Definition

Defined limits for the grayscale within the digital video standards; 16, 235 (b,w)

Term

What does the Gamma setting adjust?

Definition

It adjusts the tones between the white and black points but it is not a linear adjustment; it actually adjusts all grayscale tones using what is referred to as a response curve; brightens midrange tones the most (unlike Brightness)

Term

What are Luma Clip's two parameters?

Definition

1. High and 2. Low parameters - final determination on the max white level and min black levels; normally leave these at 16 and 235

1. Posterize - reduces the # of colors used in the images 2. Solar - way to create a negative image; allows you to control the degree of inversion (unlike Invert check box)

Term

What are the primary colors of the video color space?

Definition

Red, green, and blue

Term

T or F. HSL adjustments affect grayscale.

Definition

F. HSL adjustments do not affect grayscale (luminance). In Curves, you are always simultaneously adjusting both color and grayscale.

Term

When should you use Automatic Color Correction?

Definition

May be useful while doing an offline edit, particularly if you only need to correct a basic color problem.

Term

When should you NOT use Automatic Color Correction?

Definition

Not recommended for online finishing work.

Term

T or F. Because automatic color correction only analyzes the frame you are currently parked on, you should correct on a frame that is most representative of the entire shot.

Definition

T

Term

In the HSL group, what does Auto Contrast do?

Definition

Adjusts the black and white levels (known as setup and gain) to maximize the tonal range in an image

Term

In the HSL group, what does Auto Balance do?

Definition

Adjusts the white balance of the image's shadows, midtones, and highlights

Term

The Curves group contains what four curves?

Definition

Red, green, blue, and master

Term

In the Curves group, what does Auto Contrast do?

Definition

Adjusts the master curve

Term

In the Curves group, what does Auto Balance do?

Definition

Adjusts the red, green and blue curves

Term

T or F. There is a single Remove Color Cast tool in the Curves group, as opposed to HSL group's 3.

Definition

T

Term

How does the Remove Color Cast tool in Curves perform a different function from the HSL group's?

Definition

In the HSL group, the Remove Color Cast tool is similar to Auto Balance, but in Curves the Remove Color Cast tool changes the white balance by adding a control point between the low and high adjustments

Term

How can you tell how deep you are in a nested effect?

Definition

Look at the Track Patching panel

Term

Effects are always processed from the _____ of the nest up.

Definition

Bottom

Term

What is a shortcut to entering and existing expanded nesting?

Definition

Double-clicking a highlighted segment (as opposed to alt-clicking the STEP IN button)

Term

In expanded nesting, what do the two numbers in the Track Patching panel indicate? (ex. 2.1)

Definition

The first number indicates the nest level of the track, and the second number indicates the track number at that layer of the nest

Term

What is a picture-in-picture effect (PIP)?

Definition

A PIP allows you to layer one clip over another and adjust the size, position, and opacity of the upper clip

Term

T or F. Advanced keyframing allows you set keyframes for each parameter independently, with a few exceptions.

Definition

T

Term

T or F. After you change from the default All Parameters setting, you can no longer use standard keyframes under the Effect Preview monitor

Definition

T

Term

How do you display a parameter's keyframe graph?

Definition

Click on the ARROW next to a keyframed parameter to display its keyframe graph

Term

How many video tracks do Title nests have? What are they?

Definition

3; V1 represents the background for the title, V2 and V3 represent the two parts of the title: its fill (on V2) and its matte (on V3)

Term

What is the matte in a Title nest?

Definition

Used to define the edges of the title and indicates where the title and the background are displayed; the title matte is locked and cannot be modified

Term

What is the fill in a Title nest?

Definition

What is displayed wherever the matte indicates that the title should be visible; the fill can be modified

Term

According to Avid, which two effects are useful and commonly applied to tracks instead of clips?

Definition

Safe Color Limiter and the Pan and Scan effect

Term

What does Pan and Scan's Subdivide Effect do?

Definition

Allows you to automatically break up the Pan and Scan effect up into multiple effects, one for every edit on a given track

Term

What is rendering?

Definition

A process by which Media Composer calculates (or creates) the effect and writes the resulting image into a video file

Term

What are precomputes?

Definition

Files that have been computed, or calculated, in advance of playback

Term

T or F. Rather than playing directly off of the hard drive, Media Composer always plays out of a special reserved area of the host computer's RAM.

Definition

T. This reserved area, or buffer, can hold over 10 seconds of full quality uncompressed video

Term

What are dropped frames?

Definition

Frames of video that are skipped

Term

T or F. When frames are dropped, the frame rate drops dramatically, but audio/video sync is always maintained.

Definition

T

Term

What do yellow bars in the timecode ruler at the top of the Timeline indicate?

Definition

Indicate areas that stressed the system during playback but did not cause it to drop frames

Term

What do blue bars in the timecode ruler at the top of the Timeline indicate?

Definition

Indicate areas that overtaxed the system during playback; dropped frames

Term

What do red bars in the timecode ruler at the top of the Timeline indicate?

Definition

Indicate areas that stressed the drives on which the media was stored during playback but did not cause it to drop frames

Term

What are two options you have if you stressed the system or dropped frames?

Definition

1. Adjust the playback quality setting 2. Render the effects

Term

What are the three video quality options available?

Definition

1. Full Quality 2. Draft Quality (scales the frame by 50% in each direction) 3. Best Performance

A process where two or more drives are joined together by the system and treated as a single drive; By combining multiple drives, the system can read and write material much more quickly.

Term

T or F. Although the Render Effect button does render a single effect, it also renders all the effects on all clips at the current position, on active tracks

Definition

T

Term

T or F. Once an effect is rendered, it will remain rendered until you modify the effect

Definition

T

Term

T or F. You can interrupt lengthy render processes by pressing Ctrl+

Definition

T

Term

ExpertRender selects segments in the recommended ranges using what rules?

Definition

1. Render any effect that isn't completely covered by another effect 2. Render any non-real-time effect, unless completely covered by another effect that will be rendered. This includes nests that contain non-real-time effects

Term

What is Image Interpolation?

Definition

A menu that controls the algorithm used to process effects, thereby controlling both the quality and the time it takes to complete

Term

What is the ideal configuration when working on an effects-heavy sequence in which you will be doing numerous renders and want to minimize render time during the creative process?

Definition

Image Interpolation menu>Draft (Nearest Neighbor)

Term

Where do you set render quality?

Definition

The Render Settings dialog box from the Settings pane of the Project window

Term

How do you open the Clear Renders dialog box?

Definition

Right-click the Timeline and choose Clear Renders at Position

Term

T or F. Clear Renders deletes the rendered files

Definition

F

Term

T or F. While you are in Marquee, Media Composer will not auto-save you project or bins.

The toolbox is where you can select tools to create and transform objects

Term

What is Quick Titles Properties for in the Marquee Title tool?

Definition

This window contains the most commonly used text properties for basic title creation

Term

What is the Layers Window for in the Marquee Title tool?

Definition

Each text or graphical object is displayed in a stacked hierarchical order (similar to Photoshop)

Term

What is the Properties Window for in the Marquee Title tool?

Definition

This window shows the transform properties for scaling and rotating an object, but it can be changed to show other properties for text, surfaces, light sources, and lower thirds

Term

What is the Library for in the Marquee Title tool?

Definition

The library contains a number of sub-tabs that store various time-saving assets, including keyframe animation presets, materials, image textures, and templates

Term

What is the primary tool in the Toolbox and what does it do?

Definition

Edit tool; used for repositioning, scaling, and formatting

Term

What is the safe title area? How do you view it in the Marquee Title tool?

Definition

The area all text for television broadcast should remain inside; View>Safe Action/Title

Term

When working with gradient controls, why would you deselect the Tint check box?

Definition

To see your own colors for the gradient

Term

How do you add a triangular color stop to the gradient preview bar?

Definition

Alt-clicking the gradient preview bar

Term

What are the three gradient direction types?

Definition

Horizontal, Vertical, Radical

Term

What does the Mapping list determine?

Definition

How the gradient is mapped to the object's surface (Local, Container, etc.)

Term

How does the Local setting of the Mapping list map?

Definition

Local maps the gradient across each letter

Term

How does the Container setting of the Mapping list map?

Definition

Container maps the gradient across the entire text object

Term

Once a texture is applied to text in the Marquee Title tool, how can you further refine it?

Definition

Surfaces Properties window, which you can access by choosing Window>Properties>Surfaces

Term

How do you save a material for reuse?

Definition

1. Select the OBJECT in the Monitor 2. Click the MATERIALS tab in the Library window 3. Right-click the USER MATERIALS and select NEW MATERIAL 4. Choose which OPTIONS you wish to save into the material, name it, and click OK

Term

What are two of Marquee's stand-out capabilities?

Definition

3D rotation and 3D extrusion

Term

What is extrusion?

Definition

The depth, or thickness, of an object

Term

What are bevel styles?

Definition

Various edge types applied to the front and back face of the text

Term

What are the rotation sphere's three color-coded rotation circles and what do they stand for?

What are the 2 critical options located on the Image tab of the Import Settings dialog box that will affect QuickTime with Alpha?

Definition

1. File Pixel to Video Mapping 2. Alpha Channel options

Term

What are the 3 options of File Pixel to Video Mapping?

Definition

1. Computer RGB (0-255) - you use this setting when you have created graphics in an RGB color space; images and movie files are remapped 2. 601 SD or 709 HD (16-335) - you use this setting when you have created graphics in a 601/709 color space; images and movie files are NOT remapped 3. Computer RGB, Dither Image Colors - this does not change the color levels, but instead adds a bit of noise to randomize the levels

Term

When Media Composer links to a graphic or movie file with embedded Alpha, what do black and white represent?

Definition

Black represents the opaque areas in an image, and white represents the transparent areas (OPPOSITE OF THE SPECTRAMATTE KEY)

Term

How is Media Composer equipped to handle linking to a graphic or movie file with embedded Alpha, when is the opposite of what it expects?

Definition

The Alpha Channel section of the Import Settings dialog box can handle the Alpha no matter which way it was created; in most cases the Alpha channel will need to be INVERTED and you'll need to select the INVERT ON IMPORT button

Term

What two ways can Alpha channels be created and which one is supported by Media Composer?